Genesis Chapter 40 Deep-Dive: Joseph Interprets Dreams in Prison

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Gen 40 Joseph Interprets Two Prisoners’ Dreams

1Some time after this, the cupbearer of the king of Egypt and his baker committed an offense against their lord the king of Egypt. 2And Pharaoh was angry with his two officers, the chief cupbearer and the chief baker, BOTH WERE VERY CLOSE TO THE THRONE, THE CUPBEARER PREVENTED PHAROAH FROM BEING POISONED BY TASTING PHAROAH’S DRINK AND FOOD, AND THE BAKER WAS IN CHARGE OF PROVIDING BAKED GOODS FOR PHAROAH AND HIS HOUSEHOLD … BOTH MEN WERE POWERFUL AND PHAROAH NEEDED TO BE ABLE TO TRUST THEM. 3and he PHAROAH put them in custody in the house of the captain of the guard, in the prison where Joseph was confined. 4The captain of the guard appointed Joseph to be with them, and he attended them. They continued for some time in custody.

5And one night they both dreamed—the cupbearer and the baker of the king of Egypt, who were confined in the prison—each his own dream, and each dream with its own interpretation. 6When Joseph came to them in the morning, he saw that they were troubled. 7So he asked Pharaoh’s officers who were with him in custody in his master’s house, “Why are your faces downcast today?” 8They said to him, “We have had dreams, and there is no one to interpret them.” And Joseph said to them, “Do not interpretations belong to God? Please tell them to me.”  REMEMBER, THE ANCIENTS BELIEVED THE MIND (Gk Nous) WAS A SENSORY ORGAN USED TO DETECT THE SPIRIT WORLD AND AS ONE SLEPT THE NUSE WAS SOMETIMES STILL ACTIVE AND ABLE TO PERCEIVE THAT WORLD THROUGH DREAMS.  JOSEPH HIMSELF HAD AT LEAST TWO SIGNIFICANT DREAMS HIMSELF THAT HE SHARED WITH HIS FAMILY AND THAT CONTRIBUTED TO HIM BEING SOLD INTO SLAVERY, HOWEVER, JOSEPH DID HAVE A GIFT FROM GOD FOR INTERPRETING DREAMS

9So the chief cupbearer told his dream to Joseph and said to him, “In my dream there was a vine before me, 10and on the vine there were three branches. As soon as it budded, its blossoms shot forth, and the clusters ripened into grapes. 11Pharaoh’s cup was in my hand, and I took the grapes and pressed them into Pharaoh’s cup and placed the cup in Pharaoh’s hand.” 12Then Joseph said to him, “This is its interpretation: the three branches are three days. 13In three days Pharaoh will lift up your head and restore you to your office, and you shall place Pharaoh’s cup in his hand as formerly, when you were his cupbearer. 14Only remember me, when it is well with you, and please do me the kindness to mention me to Pharaoh, and so get me out of this house. 15For I was indeed stolen out of the land of the Hebrews, and here also I have done nothing that they should put me into the pit.”

16When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was favorable, he said to Joseph, “I also had a dream: there were three cake baskets on my head, 17and in the uppermost basket there were all sorts of baked food for Pharaoh, but the birds were eating it out of the basket on my head.” 18And Joseph answered and said, “This is its interpretation: the three baskets are three days. 19In three days Pharaoh will lift up your head—from you!—and hang you on a tree. And the birds will eat the flesh from you.”

20On the third day, which was Pharaoh’s birthday, he made a feast for all his servants and lifted up the head of the chief cupbearer and the head of the chief baker among his servants. 21He restored the chief cupbearer to his position, and he placed the cup in Pharaoh’s hand. 22But he hanged the chief baker, as Joseph had interpreted to them. 23Yet the chief cupbearer did not remember Joseph, but forgot him.

SO, GOD MAKES A CONNECTION TO THE CUPBEARER THROUGH THIS DREAM THAT JOSEPH INTERPRETS, BUT, THE CUPBEARER FORGETS JOSEPH … AT FIRST … AND JOSEPH IS STILL DOING HIS BEST DESPITE BEING STUCK IN PRISON WITH NO APPARENT HOPE OTHER THAN HIS FAITH IN HIS FATHERS’ GOD

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